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Why Elon Musk’s ‘Everything App’ Should Worry Us All

Twitter logo and Elon Musk silhouette in an illustration taken on Dec. 19, 2022. Dado Ruvic/Reuters

6/6/2023|Updated: 6/18/2023

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When it comes to the creation of powerful platforms, China is best known for TikTok, a highly problematic app that stands accused of being a Trojan horse for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). But WeChat is China’s most sophisticated creation by far.

John Mac Ghlionn

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John Mac Ghlionn is a researcher and essayist. He covers psychology and social relations, and has a keen interest in social dysfunction and media manipulation. His work has been published by the New York Post, The Sydney Morning Herald, Newsweek, National Review, and The Spectator US, among others.

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